Travelle Wharton calls it quits

(7/28/14) Guard Travelle Wharton, who spent nine of his 10 seasons with the Panthers, is retiring. Wharton, 33, started 12 games for Carolina last year and 111 overall.

Travelle Wharton now leaning toward retirement

by Larry Hartstein | Senior Analyst

(4/2/14) Free agent guard Travelle Wharton, who started 12 games for the Panthers last year, is now leaning toward retirement, reports the Charlotte Observer. He turns 33 next month.

Travelle Wharton aims to keep playing

by Larry Hartstein | Senior Analyst

(3/17/14) Free agent guard Travelle Wharton has no plans to retire, reports the National Football Post. Wharton, 32, started 12 games at left guard last season for the Panthers.

Travelle Wharton considering his options, including retirement

by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com

(3/13/14) Free-agent offensive lineman Travelle Wharton is still trying to figure out his future, and it may not include football. As he told the Charlotte Observer, the 32-year-old is mulling retirement.

"I'm really just enjoying my family time right now," Wharton said. "I don't want to say I'm done and I don't want to say I'm going to keep playing for another five or six years. I don’t know."

Wharton has received interest from a few teams, though the Panthers are not one of them. He has spent the entirety of his seven-year NFL career with the Panthers.

Travelle Wharton considering retirement

by Larry Hartstein | Senior Analyst

(2/27/14) The Panthers lost left tackle Jordan Gross to retirement. Now left guard Travelle Wharton, 32, is mulling whether he wants to keep playing.

“I don’t know what I’m going to do at this point. Still trying to figure it out,” Wharton told the Charlotte Observer. “Really taking inventory on my body, my mind, and just making sure it’s the right deal for me.”

Wharton played in every game last season, starting 12. He's about to hit free agency.

“I love it here in Charlotte. This is where we want to live,” Wharton said. “If there’s going to be a next year, we have to sit down and talk about it.”